Newcrest CEO says ‘happy to do M&A’ if right value for shareholders Some media reports indicated that Newcrest, as part of the deal, would be interested in buying Newmont's Australian assets. Reuters | February 25, 2019 | 11:57 am
Australia’s Queensland rail moves up flooded track repairs to end-April The 1,000-km (620-mile) rail line is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South 32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate from the Mt Isa region. Reuters | February 25, 2019 | 10:12 am
Freeport investing to mitigate risk from tailings dams -CEO Freeport is "comfortable" with engineering designs in place at existing dams. Reuters | February 25, 2019 | 9:31 am
Scientists say miners should restore animal communities during site rehabilitation Researchers say fauna tends to be under-recognized in assessments of restoration success. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 24, 2019 | 9:16 am
Five base metal projects underway in the Yukon Headlines are echoing the shift toward the Yukon’s second gold rush. Northern Miner Staff | February 24, 2019 | 7:10 am
Brucejack, Silvertip among British Columbia’s biggest recent successes No other province or territory has had two new precious metal mines reach commercial production less than 15 months apart. Northern Miner Staff | February 24, 2019 | 7:00 am
Peru community blocks road for copper transport by Chinese miner MMG Mediated talks between representatives of the community and the company ended with no agreement on Thursday. Reuters | February 22, 2019 | 12:36 pm
Copper price surges as stocks hit 12-year lows Copper up 3% as bulls pile into New York copper futures – $9.5 billion worth of metal traded by lunchtime. Frik Els | February 22, 2019 | 10:45 am
Acid truck spill kills 20 near Glencore Congo mine The accident occurred about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the copper and cobalt mine in the southeast of the country. Reuters | February 22, 2019 | 9:39 am
